JP4550021B2 - インバータの駆動装置及び方法、それを利用した映像表示機器 - Google Patents
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210 制御部
220 矩形波発振器
230 積分器
240 比較器
300 インバータ
Claims (5)
- 矩形波発振を制御するための制御手段と、
前記制御手段の制御によって一定した矩形波信号を発振するための矩形波発振手段と、
前記矩形波信号を利用してバーストディミング信号を発生させるための信号発生手段と、を備え、
前記制御手段は、前記信号発生手段の外部に設置されて、前記矩形波信号の生成を制御するための矩形波発振用の実行プログラムを供給し、
前記矩形波発振手段は、前記信号発生手段の外部に設置され、
前記信号発生手段は、インバータを含み、
前記インバータは、前記制御手段の外部に設置され、
前記制御手段は、所定の実行プログラムによって、前記矩形波発振手段の矩形波発振を制御して、0Vないし3.3Vの直流電圧を供給し、
前記実行プログラムは、前記制御手段にセットされ、
前記信号発生手段は、前記矩形波発振手段から発振される一定した矩形波信号を三角波信号に変換するための積分器と、前記積分器により変換された三角波信号と前記制御手段から供給される前記直流電圧とを比較して、比較結果によって前記バーストディミング信号を発生させるための比較器と、を備え、
前記矩形波発振の実行は、ユーザの命令によって実行されることを特徴とするインバータの駆動装置。 - 前記比較器から出力される前記バーストディミング信号は、一定したオンデューティとオフデューティの周期を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のインバータの駆動装置。
- 矩形波発振用の実行プログラムを使用することによって、矩形波発振を制御するための矩形波発振制御信号を発生させる第1ステップと、
前記矩形波発振制御信号によって一定した矩形波信号を発振する第2ステップと、
前記発振した矩形波信号によって、オンデューティとオフデューティの周期が一定したバーストディミング信号を発生させる第3ステップと、を含み、
前記矩形波発振制御信号は、インバータの外部から発生し、
前記矩形波信号は、前記インバータの外部から発生して前記インバータに入力され、
前記インバータは、前記矩形波発振制御信号を発生する制御部の外部に設置され、
前記矩形波発振の実行は、ユーザの命令によって実行され、
前記矩形波信号は、前記インバータの内部温度にかかわらず発振され、
前記第3ステップにおいて、前記発振した矩形波信号を三角波信号に変換し、前記三角波信号と直流電圧とを比較して、比較結果によって、オンデューティとオフデューティの周期が一定した前記バーストディミング信号を発生させることを特徴とするインバータの駆動方法。 - 矩形波発振を制御するための制御信号を供給する制御部と、
前記制御部の制御によって一定した矩形波信号を発振するための矩形波発振器と、
前記矩形波発振器から発振される矩形波信号を利用してバーストディミング信号を発生させるためのインバータと、を備え、
前記制御信号は、前記インバータの外部から発生して、前記矩形波信号の生成を制御するための矩形波発振用の実行プログラムを供給し、
前記矩形波信号は、前記インバータの外部から発生して前記インバータに入力され、
前記矩形波発振器は、前記インバータの外部に設置され、
前記制御部は、所定の実行プログラムによって、前記矩形波発振器の矩形波発振を制御して、0Vないし3.3Vの直流電圧を供給し、
前記実行プログラムは、前記制御部にセットされ、
前記インバータは、前記矩形波発振器から発振される一定した矩形波信号を三角波信号に変換するための積分器と、前記積分器により変換された三角波信号と前記制御部から供給される前記直流電圧とを比較して、比較結果によって、前記バーストディミング信号を発生させるための比較器と、を備え、
前記矩形波発振の実行は、ユーザの命令によって実行されることを特徴とする映像表示機器。 - 前記比較器から出力される前記バーストディミング信号は、一定したオンデューティとオフデューティの周期を有することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の映像表示機器。
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